N156WB – AMERICAN LEGEND AIRCRAFT CO AL3 – 2014-02-25 NTSB Accident Report

On February 25, 2014, a American Legend Aircraft Co AL3 (N156WB) was involved in an incident near Gulf Shores, AL. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The student pilot's incorrect rudder input, which resulted in a ground loop and collision with a runway sign.

According to the flight instructor, he and the student pilot flew to a local airport to practice touch and go landings and takeoffs. The student pilot flew the traffic pattern uneventfully, and during the final approach to land, the airspeed was excessive. The airplane touched down, and bounced back into the air; the student pilot regained control of the airplane, and touched down in the proper landing attitude. During the landing roll the airplane began to drift to the right, and the flight instructor called out for left rudder input while engaging the left rudder pedal. According to the student pilot, he initiated more right rudder pedal force and caused the airplane to ground loop. The airplane struck a runway sign and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.

This incident is documented in NTSB report ERA14CA134. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N156WB.